Nationwide Education Campaign

„Pregnancy with no

alcohol”

Malgorzata Klecka Foster Parenting Association (FASD therapist)FASD expert (PARPA)Doctoral student (Medical University of Silesia, Katowice)

About us

Foster Family Association is the official partner of State Agency for Preventing Alcohol Related Problems in leading campaigne „Pregnancy with no alcohol”

History...

In 2002 – the first International FAS Day in Poland in Ledziny

With the support of Regional Center for Social Affairs

Gloria Armistead (FAS UK)

FAS campaigne history

• 2003 – III FAS Day in Warsaw (with PARPA) in Mother and Child Institute

• 2004 – back to Ledziny

2004-2007

We DO have children with FASD with a tragic life history Lack of diagnosis and treatment

Questions and problems:

How many FASD children in Poland do we have?Do Polish women drink alcohol during pregnancy? What are diagnostis criteria and treatment standards? FASD does not exist in our statistics

2006 – the first studies conducted in Poland showed:

Every third woman (33%) aged 18-40 drinks alcohol during pregnancy

As many as 16% of women with higher education think that drinking alcohol does not cause harm to the fetus

Almost two-third of pregnant women have not been warned by doctors against negative consequences

Myths: red wine is good in pragnancy!!

Nearly Nearly

700700 local governments local governments

at both municipal at both municipal

and provincial level have joinedand provincial level have joined

the campaignethe campaigne

Pregnancy with no alcohol Since September 2007 - Tv and radio spot, billboards, city lights- press and broadcasting releases- over 659 thousand „Pregnancy with no

alcohol” leaflets - 211 000 brochures and books- A Child for life film- FAScinating children exibition of photographs

There is still a need...

Early diagnosisSupport for familiesTreatment system

2009- IX FAS Day 09.09.09 – Ledziny- Katowice - Poznań2010?European FASD Conferrence?

Thank you! www.fas.edu.pl